As familiar as the Drago’s name may be to people in Jackson, it’s not because the restaurant—renowned for its “original chargrilled oysters”—is a big chain. In fact, some locals are surprised to learn that the Jackson restaurant is only one of three Drago’s locations, along with the long-time Metairie, La. location and Drago’s in the Hilton New Orleans Riverside.

“We have our own Drago’s trucks,” says Skipper Westbrook, the general manager of the Hilton Jackson, which partnered with the Cvitanovich family to build the Jackson Drago’s. “They come up here every other day. It’s the same fish, the same oysters, the same lobster you get in New Orleans.”

In other words, Drago’s on County Line Road is a truly authentic New Orleans dining experience right here in the City with Soul.